Kilo Lingo

明

míng

Traditional: 明

#5017 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

bright, clear; to understand (in compounds like 明白, 明天)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 明

明

Examples

。

I understand.

！

See you tomorrow!

。

She is a clever student.

。

He is a clever child.

。

We set off before daybreak.

明 (míng) means bright or clear, and by extension clarity of understanding. It forms key everyday words such as 明白 (to understand), 明天 (tomorrow), 聪明 (clever), and 证明 (to prove).

Related words

聪明

clever, smart, intelligent

明白

to understand, clear, obvious

明天

tomorrow

证明

to prove; proof, certificate

Appears in 4 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 明.

明白míng báito understand, clear, obvious明天míng tiāntomorrow证明zhèng míngto prove; proof, certificate聪明cōng mingclever, smart, intelligent

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